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On Tuesday, Tesla said it was firing around 9% of its employees.
Former employees told Business Insider they were surprised by the layoffs.
In May, Musk said the company would restructure operations to boost profitability, though he didn't discuss specific layoff plans.
This week, Tesla is firing around 9% of its employees in an effort to cut costs and eliminate redundancies, CEO Elon Musk said in an email to employees he shared on Twitter .
The move came as a surprise to some employees, who told Business Insider they were given no advance notice about the...Read more ...